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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 12

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 202▼ 120 vs year ago 309 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 49▼ 180 vs year ago 245 · −73.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 26▼ 24 vs year ago 52 · −46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.61/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −89.92 against this barn's trailing median of $315.53.

Average price

$225.61

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.71

vs SC average

−39.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	237.84	1,260	7thin
Medium and Large 3	556	208.48	1,159	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.36/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

225.61

—

SC average5 barns · 115 hd

237.32

−11.71

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−39.76

This barn, trailing median14 sales

315.53

−89.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $374.43, low $261.44, median $315.53 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,672	156.69	2,620	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	142.50	2,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	141.45	1,683	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	126.38	1,365	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,518	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$1,132	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,553	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	862	$1,373	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,076	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$671	1thin

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	274.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,302	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	262.70/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,497	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	637	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,726	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	239.96/cwt	222.50–250.00	773	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	248.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	916	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	958	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	217.43/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,026	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	246.26/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,172	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	241.85/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,241	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	200.80/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,165	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,251	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,502	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	283.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	921	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	290.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,085	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	236.20/cwt	230.00–242.00	905	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	230.72/cwt	220.00–240.00	985	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,147	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	265.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,284	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,061	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	249.15/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,298	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	255.98/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,472	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	251.40/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,511	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	132.07/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	169.00/cwt	155.00–177.00	3,133	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	135.58/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,432	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	111.67/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,250	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	131.04/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,536	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	147.09/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,764	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,117	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,332	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	605	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	645	1,118.02/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,788.36/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,816.15/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,816	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	655	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	745	671.00/head	671.00–671.00	671	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	795	1,053.77/head	1,051.00–1,056.00	1,054	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	1,298.98/head	1,260.00–1,337.00	1,299	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	862	1,175.32/head	1,146.00–1,216.00	1,175	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	770	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	793	1,131.85/head	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	912	1,356.44/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,356	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,867.91/head	1,800.00–1,935.00	1,868	2

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Jun 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 202Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,690	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	128.00–140.00	135.58
5	—	1,119	95.00–125.00	111.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,199	141.00–154.00	147.09
13	—	1,172	123.00–140.00	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	155.00–177.00	169.00
2	—	1,308	123.00–140.00	132.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	645	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,816.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,788.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,051.00–1,056.00	1,053.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	671.00	671.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,520.00	1,520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	1,260.00–1,337.00	1,298.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	1,146.00–1,216.00	1,175.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	793	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,131.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	912	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,356.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,800.00–1,935.00	1,867.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
5	450–500	472	205.00–225.00	217.43
2	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	580	192.50–210.00	200.80
2	600–650	610	200.00–210.00	205.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	222.50–250.00	239.96
7	350–400	369	240.00–260.00	248.26
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
8	450–500	476	240.00–247.50	246.26
4	500–550	513	240.00–247.50	241.85
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	618	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	235.00–250.00	242.50
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	626	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	383	230.00–242.00	236.20
6	400–450	427	220.00–240.00	230.72
2	450–500	488	215.00–220.00	217.51
1	600–650	610	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	433	260.00–270.00	264.97
8	450–500	483	250.00–275.00	265.84
6	500–550	521	240.00–260.00	249.15
4	550–600	575	250.00–275.00	255.98
5	600–650	601	245.00–253.00	251.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	280.00–290.00	283.44
5	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	290.19
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	125.00	125.00
1	350–400	375	115.00	115.00
1	450–500	460	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	550	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	637	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	274.07
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	570	255.00–270.00	262.70
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.